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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 1d

Rice tips off the season against the College of Biblical Studies.

A schedule for a basketball game listed as Rice versus Biblical Stud

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 1d

🧠 “AI is everywhere. Editors should be, too.” AI’s ability to hallucinate, confidently generating false or misleading info, is one of its greatest risks to our industry. Lisa McLendon shares hallucination rates are worse. Human editors aren’t optional — they’re essential. tinyurl.com/4jask4br

Silhouette-like face and head with multicolor-rainbow smoke surrounding the head with a black background like a night sky.

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 2d

Personal news: I have enrolled openly in a health-care plan for 2026.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 2d

welcome to the new era of CBS News, where brave truth-telling takes precedence over spelling Zohran Mamdani’s name correctly

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 8d

What does a slot editor do? When is the right time to write a headline with wordplay? @rhiannonroot.bsky.social has those answers and more. editdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/q...

Q&A with Rhiannon Root of The Washington Times

Rhiannon Root is Universal Desk Afternoon Slot Editor at The Washington Times, a position she has held since 2017. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she is one of the winners in the…

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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 9d

Follow-up reporting is a big deal. National media need to remember to keep up.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 9d

“I know you! You’re the midterm girl!” UNC junior Anna Yi is enjoying her moment on ESPN. (gift link) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

Is UNC football worse than failing a midterm? A student’s ESPN claim goes viral

Junior Anna Yi’s quote delivered TikTok viral views and an on-air appearance during the Tar Heels’ loss to Clemson.

www.newsobserver.com

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 10d

In announcing new opinion section direction, Post brass said they were prioritizing personal liberties and free markets. Liberties are under assault, as are free markets. Where's the coverage?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 10d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 11d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 11d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 11d

Going through old school newspapers and finding all the cigarette ads is so bizarre as compared to what I'm used to.

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 11d

The reference to the 82nd Airborne should be of interest to news organizations in NC.

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 11d

Flashback post: Yes, opinion writing needs copy editors too. I am disheartened to hear that @washingtonpost.com has eliminated them. editdesk.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/o...

The need to edit opinion pieces

Opinion pieces such as columns, op-eds and movie reviews need editing just as news stories do. Two incidents in the past week serve as a reminder of that. First, The Wall Street Journal posted an o…

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 11d

With sadness, I can confirm. geneweingarten.substack.com/p/got-an-opi...

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 12d

Friday afternoon in academia: My cat Zazzle and I tuning into the UNC Faculty Council meeting.

A black cat with yellow eyes and a streak of white fur on his head. He is rubbing his face on the corner of a laptop. A meeting of faculty is on the screen

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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 12d

After a week of tension and scrutiny surrounding a UNC faculty member and his placement on administrative leave to review potential advocacy of political violence, the university is reinstating him.

Here's the latest on this developing story:

UNC Completes Investigation, Reinstates Professor After 'No Basis' to Advocacy of Political Violence - Chapelboro.com

After a week of tension and scrutiny surrounding a UNC faculty member and his placement on administrative leave to review potential advocacy of political violence, the university is reinstating him. U...

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 14d

UNC CH Chapter & NC AAUP statement re Prof. Dwayne Dixon: @aaup.org

AAUP NC and UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP condemn the egregious violation of Professor Dwayne Dixon's First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, and his academic freedom. 1/

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 14d

IMO every publication and every publisher should have a clear statement about their generative AI policy. To dictate what is acceptable writer usage, yes, but also to declare their own usage (or lack thereof). Do they use it for slushreading, editing, illustration, correspondence?

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Charles Apple @charlesapple.bsky.social · 15d

The editor and most of the reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and the Juneau Empire resigned Monday after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker.
www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story

Article about a Charlie Kirk vigil referring to controversies involving him was altered after a GOP Alaska lawmaker complained to company management

www.juneauindependent.com

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 17d

I hold many grudges against "Artificial Intelligence", but perhaps the biggest one is how confusing this era is for all us Weird Al Yankovic fans.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17d

To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this:

We salute you.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 22d

END OF THE WORLD FAILS AGAIN

Headlines!
1993: End of the world is cancelled
1983: The 'end of the world' fails to begin on time
1973: End of the world fails to arrive; lawyer is happy
1960: End of the world fails; savings, job gone
1951: Cultists disband as end of the world fails to arrive
1945: End of the world prophesy fails
1936: Another forecast on end of the world fails come true
1925: End of the world fixture, fails to run to schedule
1919: End of the world fails to arrive on scheduled time
1909: End of the world fails to arrive

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 22d

Health and science reporters should lead the coverage of all these health-related conspiracy theories & newsroom leaders should keep their both-sides political reporters out of their way.

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Ryan Godfrey @ryangodfrey.com · 22d

Easy to roll eyes at this but it highlights what a huge messaging failure that slogan was. If people agree with the principle but hate the catchphrase, your catchphrase sucks.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 22d

More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...

Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%

Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 23d

Typo averted: Indian food, not Indiana food.

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